Dictionary Words

fillip: a snap; also, a stimulus.

depredation: an act of plundering or ravaging.

equanimity: calmness; composure.

buss: a kiss; to kiss.

At the last corner of the 62nd Cannes Film Festival, a mad buzz hovers around Quentin Tarantino's new film Inglourious Basterds - a fun farce, a WW-II revenge fantasy starring Brad Pitt, and a pertly riff on history and the history of cinema itself (the noirish climax takes place in a Paris movie house attended by Hitler). The good news is Inglourious Basterds will open in Thailand in late August.

Imagine a world where keys are not necessary. You could walk out the front door, not having to lock it, get into your open car and drive to the bank.

immure: to imprison.

satiety: fullness to or beyond the point of satisfaction.